FOR government officials, there is a simple way to measure whether a gift they have received can be categorized as a gratuity or not. “If you feel uncomfortable with the gift, just refuse, it may well be that it could be categorized as a gratuity,” said KPK Deputy for Graft Prevention, Waluyo.

The issue of gratuities is regulated under Article 12-B of Law No. 20/2002 on Corruption. The essence of this article is that any gift given to a state